This article lists all-time records achieved in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in major statistical categories recognised by the league, including those set by teams and individuals in a game, season, and career.
General performances edit
By club edit
A total of three clubs have won the BAL since its inaugural season in 2021, namely US Monastir, Al Ahly and Zamalek. The only team to have reached at least two finals has been US Monastir.
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US Monastir
|
1 | 1 | 2022 | 2021 |
 Al Ahly
|
1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| Zamalek
|
1 | 0 | 2021 | — |
 Petro de Luanda
|
0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
 AS Douanes
|
0 | 1 | — | 2023 |
By nation edit
Clubs from four countries have reached the BAL final thus far. Egyptian clubs have been most successful as two titles were won by Al Ahly and Zamalek.
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
2 | 0 | Al Ahly (1) Zamalek (1) |
– |
| Tunisia
|
1 | 1 | US Monastir (1) | US Monastir (1) |
| Angola
|
0 | 1 | – | Petro de Luanda (1) |
| Senegal
|
0 | 1 | – | AS Douanes (1) |
All-time club rankings edit
Teams are ranked by their number of wins in the BAL (updated as of 30 May 2023).[1]
| Rank | Club | Years | Pld | W | L | QF | 4th | 3rd | RU | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petro de Luanda
|
3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2 | US Monastir
|
3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Zamalek
|
2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 4 |  REG
|
2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Al Ahly
|
1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 6 | AS Douanes
|
2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 7 |  AS Salé
|
2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 8 |  Stade Malien
|
1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 9 |  FAP
|
2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 10 |  Cape Town Tigers
|
2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 11 |  Ferroviário da Beira
|
2 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 |  SLAC
|
2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Patriots
|
1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 14 |  ABC Fighters
|
1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Ferroviário de Maputo
|
1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | DUC
|
1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 |  Cobra Sport
|
1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 |  Espoir Fukash
|
1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 |  Rivers Hoopers
|
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 |  City Oilers
|
1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | AS Police
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 |  GS Pétroliers
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 |  GNBC
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Kwara Falcons
|
1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
Number of participating clubs edit
A total of 29 different clubs from 21 associations have played in or have qualified for the BAL main tournament. Seasons in bold represents teams qualified for the playoffs in that season.
| Nation | No. | Clubs | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique (2)
|
2
|
Ferroviário da Beira | 2022, 2023 |
1
|
Ferroviário de Maputo | 2021 | |
| Rwanda (3)
|
2
|
REG | 2022, 2023 |
1
|
Patriots | 2021 | |
1
|
APR | 2024 | |
| Senegal (2)
|
3
|
AS Douanes | 2021, 2023, 2024 |
1
|
DUC | 2022 | |
| Egypt (2)
|
2
|
Zamalek | 2021, 2022 |
2
|
Al Ahly | 2023, 2024 | |
| Mali (2)
|
1
|
AS Police | 2021 |
1
|
Stade Malien | 2023 | |
| Nigeria (2)
|
2
|
Rivers Hoopers | 2021, 2024 |
1
|
Kwara Falcons | 2023 | |
| Cameroon (1)
|
1
|
FAP | 2021, 2022 |
| Angola (1)
|
4
|
Petro de Luanda | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Morocco (2)
|
2
|
AS Salé | 2021, 2022 |
1
|
FUS Rabat | 2024 | |
| Tunisia (1)
|
4
|
US Monastir | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Guinea (1)
|
2
|
SLAC | 2022, 2023 |
| South Africa (1)
|
3
|
Cape Town Tigers | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Algeria (1)
|
1
|
MC Alger[a] | 2021 |
| DR Congo (1)
|
1
|
Espoir Fukash | 2022 |
| Madagascar (1)
|
1
|
GNBC | 2021 |
| Ivory Coast (1)
|
1
|
ABC Fighters | 2023 |
| Uganda (1)
|
2
|
City Oilers | 2023, 2024 |
| South Sudan (1)
|
1
|
Cobra Sport | 2022 |
 Burundi (1)
|
1
|
Dynamo | 2024 |
 Libya (1)
|
1
|
Al Ahly Benghazi | 2024 |
 Central African Republic (1)
|
1
|
Bangui Sporting Club | 2024 |
Semi-final appearances by club edit
| Team | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Petro de Luanda
|
3 | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| US Monastir
|
2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Zamalek
|
2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Patriots
|
1 | 2022 |
| FAP
|
1 | 2022 |
| Al Ahly
|
1 | 2023 |
| AS Douanes
|
1 | 2023 |
| Stade Malien
|
1 | 2023 |
Medals by nation edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Angola | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Winning other trophies edit
Although not an officially recognised achievement, two clubs have achieved the distinction of winning the BAL, their domestic championship, and their primary domestic cup competition in the same season, known colloquially as the "continental treble":
- Al Ahly in 2023, having won the Egyptian Premier League and Egyptian Cup
- US Monastir in 2022, having won the Championnat Pro A and Tunisian Cup
All-time scoring leaders edit
Updated on 30 May 2023 after Season 3.[2]
Chris Crawford is the current all-time leading scorer in BAL history, with a total of 329 points scored in three seasons. Players in bold are still active in the BAL.
| Rank | Team | Total points | Seasons | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chris Crawford
|
341 | 3 | US Monastir (84) SLAC (84) AS Douanes (150) |
| 2 | Terrell Stoglin
|
329 | 3 | AS Salé (308) AS Douanes (21) |
| 3 |  Abdoulaye Harouna
|
300 | 3 | FAP (77) AS Salé (119) ABC Fighters (104) |
| 4 | Carlos Morais
|
299 | 3 | Petro de Luanda (299) |
| 5 | Radhouane Slimane
|
227 | 3 | US Monastir (227) |
| 6 | Gerson Gonçalves
|
223 | 3 | Petro de Luanda (223) |
| Ater Majok
|
3 | US Monastir (159) Petro de Luanda (64) | ||
| 8 | Cleveland Thomas
|
221 | 2 | REG (221) |
| 9 | Childe Dundão
|
215 | 3 | Petro de Luanda (215) |
| 10 | Dane Miller Jr.
|
194 | 2 | SLAC (194) |
Individual game records edit
- Most points in a game[3]
- 42 by Jo Lual-Acuil, Al-Ahly Ly (vs. City Oilers) on April 27, 2024
- Most rebounds in a game[4]
- 22 by Mayan Kiir, Cobra Sport (vs. Zamalek) on April 9, 2022
- Most assists in a game
- 15 by Hameed Ali, DUC (vs. AS Salé) on March 15, 2022
- Most steals in a game
- 7 by Childe Dundão, Petro de Luanda (vs. Cobra Sport) on April 12, 2022
- Most blocks in a game[5]
- 7 by Khaman Maluach (vs. Al-Ahly Ly) on April 22, 2024
- Most 2-point field goals made in a game[6]
- 20 by Jo Lual-Acuil, Al-Ahly Ly (vs. City Oilers) on April 27, 2024
- Most 3-point field goals made in a game[7]
- 9 by Will Perry, Ferroviário da Beira (vs. SLAC) on April 30, 2023
- Most free throws made in a game
- 16 by Jean Jacques Boissy, AS Douanes (vs. Petro de Luanda) on May 24, 2023
Individual season records edit
- Highest points per game average
- 30.8 by Terrell Stoglin in the 2022 BAL season
Team game records edit
- Most points in a game
- 113 by US Monastir (vs. GNBC) on May 17, 2021
- Fewest points in a game
- 46 by Patriots (vs. US Monastir) on May 29, 2021
- Largest margin of victory
- +47 – US Monastir defeated GNBC 66–113 on May 17, 2021
- +41 – US Monastir defeated Patriots BBC 87–46 on May 29, 2021
- Most 3-point field goals made in a game
- 20 by REG (vs. Ferroviário da Beira) 94–89 on May 15, 2022
- 20 by Petro de Luanda (vs Patriots) 97–68 on May 30, 2021
Playoffs edit
Largest margin of playoff victory
- +41 – US Monastir defeated Patriots BBC 87–46 on May 29, 2021 in the semifinals
- +39 – US Monastir defeated Cape Town Tigers 106–67 on May 22, 2022 in the quarterfinals
Team season records edit
- Best record
- 6–0 (100%) by Zamalek in the 2021 season
- 7–1 (87.5%) by Zamalek and US Monastir in the 2022 season, as well as Al Ahly in the 2023 season
Notes edit
- ^ MC Alger played in the 2021 season under its former name GS Pétroliers.
References edit
- ^ "Basketball - Basketball Africa League : all-time statistics". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ "Basketball Africa League Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Jo-Lual Acuil sets new BAL scoring record as Al Ahly Ly clinch a playoff spot". The BAL. April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "How Kiir became the first BAL player drafted to the G League". The BAL. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
Kiir's 22 rebounds – twice as many as the second top rebounder (Anas Mahmoud) on the opening night of the Nile Conference - on April 9 against Zamalek – are the most recorded by any player in the history of the BAL.
- ^ "Opong says City Oilers can't throw the towel in after dropping to 0-3". The BAL. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
Although Khaman Maluach came up another terrific individual performance, finishing with 16 points, 19 rebounds, and set a record for most blocks (7) in a BAL game, the Oilers couldn't capitalize from it.
- ^ "LiveStats: Al Ahly Ly vs. City Oilers (27 April 2024)". geniussports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Perry ties BAL all-time scoring record, Beira stay in hunt for playoff berth". The BAL. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.